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What do you get when you mix chili powder, a hot stone massage and a horse? I'm not sure what your answer is, but mine is the Luxury Link Social Experience. Of course, it was a lot more than just that. From May 3 - 6, ten loyal Luxury Link travelers were treated to a glorious weekend at Travaasa Austin in Texas, complete with luxury accommodations, spa treatments, private dinners straight off the pages of Food & Wine, a chili cook-off ...

I stopped by Pestana Convento Do Carmo today. I couldn't help myself. I'm here in Bahia nearing the end of a three week stay in Brazil and I wanted to see this former fort turned convent turned luxury hotel in person, so I did what any curious traveler would do, and I went to The Pelourinho in Salvador da Bahia to find it.

The Pelourinho (also know as The "Pelô") used to be Salvador's ...

Updated 05-15-2013 at 09:10 PM by onebrowngirl

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At Luxury Link, we’re committed to discovering the world’s finest hotels and resorts, and offering them to you as part of unique, curated vacation experiences not available on other travel sites.

Therefore, it’s probably no surprise that our staff is a globetrotting bunch ourselves; we relish in every opportunity to visit Luxury Link properties ourselves, sharing our knowledge with travelers like you!

I had a chance to poll some colleagues and find out what Luxury Link ...

Photo of a partial view of The Club, Barbados from a lovely sailboat ride in the Caribbean sea

If you have never been to an Elite Islands Resort property, then you are missing out. Elite runs "an impressive collection of all-inclusive beachfront resorts" in the Caribbean. My goal, of course, is to hit up every. single. one. And, no. I'm not kidding.

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Updated 05-13-2013 at 05:52 AM by onebrowngirl

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We decided to arrive in Austin, the day before the Luxury Link Social Experience, just to get a taste.....how can you not be intrigued by a city whose unofficial motto is: Help Keep Austin Weird?

Due to severe weather in South Florida, we got a late start and late arrival. By the time we picked up a rental car and drove into town, we arrived at the W Austin Hotel around midnight. Considered going directly to our room and crashing, but the vibes emanating from ...